B5U2 综合同步阅读

B5U2综合同步阅读B5U2综合同步阅读一.完形填空OnceyouhavereachedLondon,youcangoaboutintaxis,buses,orbyunderground.Imyselfpreferthe1asitisrapid,easyandcheap.Therearesomany2inLondonthatonecannotdrivealongtheroadsquicklyandwithoutmanystops.Theundergroundistherefore3quickerthantaxisorbuses.IfyoudonotknowLondonwellitisverydifficulttofindthe4youwant.Youcantakeataxi,butitismuchmore5thantheundergroundorabus.Ontheundergroundyoumayfindgood6,whichtellyouthenamesofthestationsand7youhowtogettothem,sothatitiseasytofindyour8.LetussupposethatIhavejustarrived9LondonfromFrance.Mytrain10atVictoriaStationinLondon,andIwanttogotoCambridge.IthereforehavetogetfromVictoriaStationtoLiverpoolStreetStation.IfIhavealotofluggage,Ihavetotakeataxi,11,asIhavealreadysaid,ismuchmoreexpensivethanabusortheunderground.IfIhavenotmuchluggage12me(perhapsIhavesentittoCambridge,whereIwill13itlater),Icango14somestairsfromVictoriaStationtotheundergroundstation,enteranelectrictrainthere,andgoalongunderthegroundtoLiverpoolStreetStation,whereIwillagaincomeoutintothelightofdayto15myjourney.1.A.formerB.latterC.earlierD.later2.A.undergroundB.childrenC.carsandbusesD.stations3.A.usuallyB.frequentlyC.graduallyD.exactly4.A.carB.busC.taxiD.bicycle5.A.expenseB.expressionC.expressD.expensive6.A.mapsB.busesC.carsD.taxi7.A.sayB.teachC.explainD.show8.A.wayB.streetC.avenueD.road8.A.inB.onC.atD.to10.A.leavesB.stopsC.setsoffD.setsout11.A.towhichB.thatC.whichD.what12.A.aroundB.withC.forD.by13.A.collectB.carryC.sellD.buy14.A.downB.upC.downwardD.upward15.A.continueB.stopC.startD.end二.阅读理解（A）Scotlandisawell-developedtouristdestination,withtourismgenerallybeingresponsibleforsustaining200,000jobsmainlyintheservicesector,withtouristspendingaveragingat￡4billionperyear.TouristsfromtheUnitedKingdommakeupthebulk（主体）ofvisitorstoScotland.In2021,forexample,UKvisitorsmade18.5millionvisitstoScotland,staying64.5millionnightsandspending￡3.7billion.Incontrast,overseasresidentsmade1.58millionvisitstoScotland,staying15millionnightsandspending￡806million.Intermsofoverseasvisitors,thosefromtheUnitedStatesmadeup24%ofvisitstoScotland,withtheUnitedStatesbeingthelargestsourceofoverseasvisitors,andGermany(9%),France(8%),Canada(7%)andAustralia(6%),followingbehind.Scotlandisgenerallyseenasclean,unspoiltdestinationwithbeautifulscenerywhichhasalongandcomplexhistory,combinedwiththousandsofhistoricsitesandattractions.Theseincludeprehistoricstonecircles,standingstonesandburialchambers,andvariousBronzeAge,IronAgeandStoneAgeremains.Therearealsomanyhistoriccastles,houses,andbattlegrounds,ruinsandmuseums.ManypeoplearedrawnbythecultureofScotland.ThecitiesofEdinburghandGlasgowareincreasinglybeingseenasacosmopolitan（全世界的）alternativetoScotland?scountryside,withvisitorsyearround,butthemaintouristseasonisgenerallyfromApriltoOctoberinclusive.Inadditiontothesefactors,thenationaltouristagency,VisitScotland,hasdeployedastrategyofniche（适当的）marketing,aimedatexploiting,amongstotherthings,Scotland?sstrengthsingolf,fishingandfoodanddrinktourism.Anothersignificant,andincreasinglypopularreasonfortourismtoScotland—especiallybythosefromNorthAmerica—isgenealogy,withmanyvisitorscomingtoScotlandtoexploretheirfamilyandancestralroots.1.Peoplefrom________visitedScotlandmost.A.theUSAB.FranceC.theUKD.Germany2.ForChinesestudents,thebesttimetovisitScotlandisin________.A.theSpringFestivalB.thewintervocationC.thesummervacationD.anytime3.Scotlandmainlyimpressestouristswithits________.A.foodanddrinkB.beautifulscenerywithculturalrelicsC.bigcitieslikeEdinburghD.manyNorthAmericans?familyandancestralroots4.In2021,visitorsfromtheUSmadeabout________visitstoScotland.A.18.5millionB.1.58millionC.4.45millionD.0.38million5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Inhistory,manyScotlandersmovedtoNorthAmerica.B.OverseasvisitorsdonotliketostayinScotlandforthenight.C.VisitScotlandistryingtochangepeople?simpressiononScotland.D.OverseasvisitorscometoScotlandmainlytoexploretheirfamilyroots.（B）Britishhighereducationhashadalonghistory.ThereareoverfortyuniversitiesinBritain.Theworldfamousuniversities,OxfordandCambridge,aretheoldestonesdatingfrom1167and1284.Ofcabinetministers(内阁部长)whowenttouniversities,nearlyallwenttooneortheotherofthesetwo,andtoOxfordinparticular.Oxfordgetsstartedinthetwelfthcentury.Ithastwenty-threeordinarycollegesformen,fiveforwomen,whichabout12,000studentsinall.Thereisnosinglebuildingwhichcanbecalled“theUniversity”andnodefiniteareawhichcouldbecalleda“campus”becausethecollegesanduniversitybuildingsarescattered(分散)aboutthetown.Theuniversityprescribessyllabi(规定教学大纲),arrangesexaminationsandawardsdegrees.Partoftheteachingisbymeansoflecturesorganizedbytheuniversity;anystudentmayattendanyuniversitylecture.Theaveragedon(教师)givesoneortwolecturesaweekonasubjectwhichishisspecialfieldofinterest.Atthebeginningofeachtermalistispublishedshowingallthelecturesbeinggivenduringtheterm.Everystudentcanchoosethelectureshelikes.Attendanceatuniversitylecturesisnotcompulsory(要求的，强迫的)andnorecordsofattendancearekept.Apartfromlecturesteachingisbymeansofthe“tutorialsystem”(导师制),whichi